Nail clipper



June 10, 1958 I A. M, DA ID 2,837,821

NAIL CLIPPER Filed April 8, 1957 FIG. 2

2 M e E i 4 /2 FIG. 7

INVENTOR ANDREW M. DAVID ii BY 98L ATTORNEY position.

fl t St tes atefi ii 2,837,821 NAIL CLIPPER: Andrew Mitchell David, Washington, D. C. Application April 8, 1957, Serial No. 651,277

2 Claims. 01. 30-124 This invention relates to new and useful improvements in nail clippers and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a nail clipper so designed as to retain the clipped nails in a deposit chamber for convenient removal at a selected time.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an improved manicuring device which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, strong and durable, easily compacted to occupy a small space, of a neat appearance, effective in action, and which may be carried about without injury to the clothes or person of the user.

Other objects and'advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the following description of one form of device embodying the invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the improved nail clipper.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the clipper showing the lever arm in folded or inoperative position,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device in inoperative Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the device in operative position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional side elevation on the line 55 of Fig. 1 showing the clippers and retaining means for receiving the clippings.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank used in the construction of the deposit chamber.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the completed cubical deposit chamber 18 showing one side lesser in height.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the square bottom e of the de- 7 posit chamber.

f Referring now more specifically to the drawings which show an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the reference numeral'ltl designates, in general, a relatively light weight type of clipper used for the purpose of manicuring nails and cuticle and consisting of a pair of elongated spring arms 11 and 12 riveted or otherwise attached at one end to each other or to the base portion 13 and provided at their other ends with mutually coacting cutting edges 14 and 15, respectively, which are substantially straight and in the plane of the upper faces of the jaws. The means for actuating the cutters consists of a lever 16 pivoted at its upper end to a pin 17 rotatably mounted beneath the deposit chamber 18 and swivelled between arms 11 and 12. The deposit chamber 18 is shown as cubical in form and fitting into a square opening 24. Obviously, said chamber might be rectangular in form and fitting into a rectangular opening of any suitable desired form. The pin 17 is provided'with a head 19 at one end which holds the pin in position with respect to the arm 11 and at the other end the pin passes through a hole.

in the arm 12 and engages a crotch 20 in the end of the actuating lever 16. Adjacent the crotch 20 theactuating lever 16 is provided with a shoe 21 which acts'as a fulcrum by hearing against the arm 12 when the device is actuated as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

2,837,821 Patented June 10, i 1958 ice This operation is obvioussince asshown in Figs. .4 and.

5 the pin 17 is rotatable and does rotate when the lever arm 16 and the'shoe 21 are swung downwardly into operative position.

To place the implement in inoperative or carrying position from the operative position as shown in Fig. 4 all that is necessary is to swing the lever 16180 to upright position and then bear down on the cap 22 without rotating the pin 17 so that the cap 22 is in folded or carrying position and the shoe or fulcrum 21 is in the position clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

An important part of applicants invention is the novel deposit chamber 18 constructed from the blank shown in Fig. 6. This blank 6 is provided at each side with a rectangular portion a, b, c and d. The portion d located adjacent the cutting edges is substantially one-half the height of the other portions so that the clippings are more readily deposited in the deposit chamber.

The rectangular portions a, b, c and d are bent upwardly at right angles to the base e thus producing a very satisfactory container which can be easily grasped by the fingers and pushed into and out. of position due to the spring effect caused by the upward bending of the sides a, b and c.

The means to actuate the clippers or the operation of the nail clipper having been clearly described, it is clearly seen from an inspection of Fig. 5 how the nail or cuticle cuttings fall into the deposit chamber. Following the trimming operation, the operator grasps the deposit chamber wtih his fingers and easily removes same due to the spring efiect inherent in the sides a, b and c of the contai ner or deposit'chamber 18.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction wtih the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. Afmore detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there 'is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A nail clipper of the character described comprising a pair of elongated, resilient, diverging jaw members secured together at one end, coacting blades on the free wardly to force the jaw members carrying the cutters to-- ward each other to effect the cutting of the finger nails,

the other of said jaw members being provided with a rectangular opening located between the head of the 7 rivet and the cutting end of the jaw member, a cubical deposit chamber, formed by bending upwardly its four sides, placed in the rectangular opening, the side adjacent the cutting knives being of lesser height and the cubical chamber being easily removed or placed imposition due to the spring efliect caused by the upward bending of the sides.

- 2. A nail clipper of the character described comprising the sides, being easily removed or placed in position in a pair of elongated, resilient, diverging jaw members sethe rectangular opening with its lesser side adjacent the cured together at one end, coacting blades on the free cutting end of said members.

ends of said members, a lever for actuating the coacting a blades or cutters, one of the jaw members being provided 5 References Cited in the file of this patent with a rectangular opening near the cutting end of said member, a cubical deposit chamber having a square base UNITED STATES PATENTS portion andfour sides, each side being bent upwardly ,085,569 La Casse 12111.27, 1914 from the base portion, one of the sides being of lesser 1,426,696 Wiesenberg Aug. 22,- 1922 height than the other three sides, said deposit chamber, 10 2, 4,624 Bassett Jan. 5, 1954 due to the spring efiec't caused by'the upward bending of ,739,379 Bassett Mar. 27, 1956 

